Candidate Report — AI / Data Product
One-page
Q2'26 brief: AI 产品策略 / 数据产品方向。过去 18 个月主导 3 个 0→1 项目，覆盖投研工具、研究 copilot 与新用户激活路径。在意"问题定义 > 功能堆叠"，正在寻找需要把模糊机会拆成可验证假设的早期团队。
Headline signals
Years of practice
5+
Product · Data · AI
0→1 projects shipped
3
▲ 2024–Now focus
Disciplines
4
Strategy · Research · Data · AI
Availability
Q3'26
▲ Open to talk
Operating thesis
"好的产品工作不是把页面做满，而是把不确定性缩小：明确用户要完成的事、团队要验证的假设，以及什么证据足以改变判断。"
How I work
先写一页 memo，再画 workflow，最后才到页面；涉及 AI 时优先定义评估样本、错误类型、人工接管方式与用户信任边界。偏好小而清楚的产品约束，而不是宽泛的"智能化"。
Capabilities · self-rated
Skill ledger
0–100% confidence, calibrated against shipped work
Experience summary
| Period | Role | Context | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 — Now | AI Product Strategy · Independent | AI workflow, evaluation loops, research tools, hi-fi prototypes | Current |
| 2022 — 2024 | Data Product / Growth · B2B SaaS | Dashboards, funnels, cohorting, experiment review | Past |
| 2020 — 2022 | Product Ops / Research · Consumer App | Interviews, usability tests, activation & retention | Past |
Selected projects
| Project | Domain | Surface | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Deck | AI · Investing | Web tool | 2025 | Shipped |
| Research Copilot | AI · Research | Workbench | 2024 | Shipped |
| Onboarding Audit | Activation | Internal report + redesign | 2023 | Iterating |
| Market Notes | Side · Investing | Weekly memo | Ongoing | Side |
| Decision Kit | Side · Frameworks | Template library | Ongoing | Side |
Working principles
| Principle | What it rules out | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence before polish | Polished decks for unverified ideas | Memo |
| Constraints are product design | "More features" as a default answer | Memo |
| Readable over impressive | Visual flair that hides logic | Memo |
| Off-screen inputs | Working only from product Twitter | Interests |
Outlook · Q3 2026
"下一步寻找的是：一个有真实用户、有数据、有判断分歧、且愿意为'把问题想清楚'付出时间的早期团队。"
Yichen Lin
Best fit: AI 产品、数据产品、研究工具、金融信息产品、B2B SaaS、策略型 PM，或需要强问题定义能力的早期团队。优先开放给有现成用户和数据，但产品判断尚在收敛期的项目。
Contact
| Channel | Address | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| yichen.lin@example.com | Roles, intros, structured pitches | |
| linkedin.com/in/yichen-lin | Background check & reference | |
| GitHub | github.com/yichenlin | Prototypes & written work |